Giselle: Ballet in Cinema
The ultimate romantic ballet, performed by former Bolshoi Ballet principals Olga Smirnova and Jacopo Tissi, who fled Russia and joined the Dutch National Ballet, where this production is filmed. The young peasant girl Giselle falls in love with Albrecht, a nobleman already betrothed who hides his true identity from her. When she learns the truth, she becomes mad and dies. Against her own will, Giselle joins the Wilis: vengeful spirits of jilted brides who condemn Albrecht to dance until he dies of exhaustion.
Top Billed Cast
Featured Crew
Marius Petipa
Choreographer
Adolphe Adam
Music
Isabelle Julien
Director
Ermanno Florio
Conductor
Jean Coralli
Choreographer
Jules Perrot
Choreographer
Heinrich Heine
Original Story
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